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Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles made plans to visit the Redskins this weekend, following Orleans Darkwa in doing so. This effort to add a piece to a reeling backfield won’t be to bring in a starter but to add depth to a position group that needs it. Jay Gruden said (video link) his team is “covering our bases” in arranging visits with these free agent backs. Being merely a four-year veteran with a light carry history, Darkwa certainly has the most left in the tank. He led the Giants in rushing last season. Peterson, though, has recent experience fitting in quickly with a new team. Although he didn’t do well on a per-carry basis behind a struggling Cardinals offensive line, the future Hall of Fame back posted two 130-plus-yard performances last season — the first of which coming in his initial Cards game. Charles fell out of the Broncos’ rotation late in the season, but the two-time All-Pro made it through last year healthy and performed fairly … [Read more...] about Adrian Peterson planning a trip visit to Redskins

Washington is looking at some big-name veterans to potentially step up and take the mantle by Will Brinson @WillBrinson 46s ago • 2 min read One thing is clear from the first two weeks of the preseason: if the Washington Redskins want to contend in the NFC East, and the NFC as a whole, they have to improve their rushing attack. The Redskins lost rookie running back Derrius Guice for the season with a torn ACL on just his third carry of the preseason, opening up the carry competition to Samaje Perine and Rob Kelley. Perine already got hurt and neither he nor Kelley have looked impressive. Enter Adrian Peterson (preferably riding in on a horse, holding a lighting bolt while "Thunderstruck" loudly plays) and Jamaal Charles (preferably flying on a hovercraft with Steely Dan jams in the background), two big-name veteran backs with interesting appeal. According to NFL Media's Mike Garafolo, Peterson is slated to visit the Redskins on Monday. … [Read more...] about Adrian Peterson, Jamaal Charles in play to fill Redskins RB void post-Derrius Guice injury

On Brees, Peterson simply said 'he's the truth' by Kevin Skiver @skiverK9 31s ago • 1 min read Adrian Peterson's time with the Saints may have involved some clashing egos, but it certainly didn't leave him with diminished respect for quarterback Drew Brees. Peterson was with the Saints for fewer than six months but he was immediately impressed by the work ethic of the 39-year-old quarterback.Peterson, known as an athletic marvel himself, had nothing but good things to say about Brees' workout regimen."Being up there in New Orleans just for that short period of time, and just seeing him, man, I'm talking about clockwork. You see this guy out on the field two hours before practice and he's going through his fundamentals," Peterson, 33, said on 97.9 Houston's Madd Hatta Morning Show. "He's in the weight room. He's lifting. He's cut up. The funny thing is once we did our conditioning test, that's probably the first time I ever lost a conditioning … [Read more...] about Adrian Peterson implies that Drew Brees beat him in a Saints conditioning test

Peterson has openly mused about playing for the Texans by Jared Dubin @jadubin5 1m ago • 1 min read The Houston Texans have a fairly crowded backfield. There's the veteran, Lamar Miller, who is heading into the third year of a four-year, $26 million contract. Then there's the second-year man, D'Onta Foreman, who is coming off a torn Achilles suffered late last season. And there's the always-there Alfred Blue and scatback Tyler Ervin. If Miller, the presumptive starter and lead ball-callier, gets his way, they may add another back to the mix -- one who knows a whole lot about Houston. "I used to look up to Adrian Peterson growing up," Miller said on NFL Network. "He runs the ball hard. He's a great running back. He's been a great running back in this league for years. It would be good to have him join us, just his leadership, seeing the things he's done in previous years, that I feel like I could probably learn from him. It would help us … [Read more...] about Lamar Miller on possibly adding Adrian Peterson to Texans: ‘It would help us out as a team’

Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Adrian Peterson says he's healthy, ready to 'show people I'm still the best' Adrian Peterson told NFL Network the neck injury that ended his 2017 season has fully healed. He's eager to 'show people I'm still the best' in NFL. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Tom Schad, USA TODAY Sports Published 11:02 a.m. ET May 11, 2018 | Updated 11:17 a.m. ET May 11, 2018 CLOSE SportsPulse: Now that the dust has settled from the NFL draft, Trysta Krick looks at the biggest questions facing every NFC team ahead of training camp. USA TODAY Sports CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE Free-agent running … [Read more...] about Adrian Peterson says he’s healthy, ready to ‘show people I’m still the best’